Yes, I’ve finally made the move to WordPress! I have been thinking about moving for sometime but was apprehensive because of the work involved. Although I have an IT background, the task was still daunting. I wanted the move to be quick and efficient and so I decided to get some help. Thus, this new home for Roti n Rice after nine months of blogging. She has her own domain now. There are a few people I would like to thank for this effort.
First and foremost is Ro-Ri San for his tireless and unending support for this blog. He has spent many hours correcting and proof reading my writing, taste testing my recipes, and promoting this blog to family, friends, and colleagues. Many of the lovely tableware, kitchen ware, and gadgets you see on the site have been carefully chosen from his travels and presented to me as gifts. The brand new logo was also designed by him and I love it! Roti n Rice will not be here without his most cherished support.
My appreciation also goes to Beth of EZSiteMove for a fast and efficient transfer of the site. She made it appear so easy. The lovely theme you see on the site is called “Amazing Grace” and this was designed by Vladimir Prelovac. Many thanks for his ultimate guide to this theme that enabled me to do the customization required. It took Beth and me three days to complete the move, which is pretty quick by any standard. She worked on transferring the widgets and data while I dived into the HTML codes to customize the theme. The transfer of comments from IntenseDebate proved to be quite a challenge. Somehow comments from my guest posts will not be transferred and this will continue to be work-in-progress. Perhaps someone out there can help and I would love to hear from you. There is still the work of updating all links in the posts and other minor customizations. A printable recipe also goes into the WIP bucket. However, for most parts, the new site is up and running.
You would probably have noticed that you have been redirected to this site even though you are linked to the old site. Please update your links (and love) to this new site. While you are doing that, do subscribe to the feed or join me on Google Friend Connect, Facebook, or Twitter. Thank you for visiting and reading.
No recipe today, but I would like to revisit some of my previous posts with you.
Lemon Poppy Seed Braid
Enjoy…..and have a wonderful day! 🙂
Jagruti says
September 22, 2010 at 3:33 pmCongrats on your success…!
Jay says
September 22, 2010 at 3:44 pmHey, This new domain is simply rocking…Wishing you ALL SUCCESS DEAR…
Tasty Appetite
Victoria says
September 22, 2010 at 3:54 pmLooks great, Biren! Congrats! Did you move to a free WordPress host, or are you self-hosting? That’s the next step for me as well, but paying monthly for a host-site has me holding off for a little while…
Biren says
September 22, 2010 at 4:09 pmThanks Victoria! I am self-hosting. It is a big move but I decided that I should do it once and for all. Still learning the ropes here as I have gotten so used to Blogger 😉
Victoria says
September 23, 2010 at 10:08 amGood luck! I will definitely let you know when I finally decide to self-host. Maybe you can give me some tips, or names of people who helped you made the move!! I heard it wasn’t too difficult, but who knows, haha.
Haruna says
September 22, 2010 at 4:05 pm😀
Biren says
September 22, 2010 at 4:22 pm🙂 🙂 🙂
Stella says
September 22, 2010 at 4:18 pmNice, Biren! Your new place is so sleek (smile). It’s nice with a clean look-me likes that. Oh, and I want some fish balls. Ooh, that sounded kind of weird;)
Biren says
September 22, 2010 at 4:22 pmLOL! That did sound a little weird. You do crack me up. Hey, thanks for the compliment 🙂
Roxan says
September 22, 2010 at 4:33 pmLoving the new site, Biren. Great job!
lequan says
September 22, 2010 at 4:47 pmHey Biren!
I really love your new site and look! For someone as OCD as me and needs everything grouped, I’d have to say your new site is very organized and easy to follow. Best of luck with getting the final pieces together.
love2cook says
September 22, 2010 at 6:34 pmHi Biren…WOW congratz on ur new own home!!! Looks cool…
I’ve thought several times on hosting my own domain, but time is just not by my side.
Anyways, congratz again…;)
denise @ quickies on the dinner table says
September 22, 2010 at 7:12 pmOoh! I just noticed the indexed recipe tabs!! Very nice and now, you’re making me jealous LOL
The move was lightning fast and very efficient – glad you found the right team to work with 🙂 Once again, congrats and happy hosting!
Reeni says
September 22, 2010 at 8:20 pmCongratulations on your new site Biren! It’s beautiful! And all of your food is mouth watering. I wish you the best!
sweetlife says
September 22, 2010 at 8:46 pmOH I LOVE the new site, super sleek and suc a pretty background color, sure to make nay plateof your goregous food pop!! congrats!!
HUGS,
bonnie
Sommer @ A Spicy Perspective says
September 22, 2010 at 9:11 pmBiren~ It’s gorgeous! I’m in the early stages of moving over as well…maybe 3-4 weeks from now!? I’m glad to hear you made a safe landing!
Petes says
September 22, 2010 at 9:31 pmCongrats!! It looks great!
The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time says
September 22, 2010 at 9:38 pmIt’s gorgeous. They did a good job on everything, though they need to change your name from Admin on your reply posts. 🙂
Biren says
September 22, 2010 at 9:48 pmThanks and you are absolutely right! I did a quick check and was able to change it quite easily. Thanks for alerting me 🙂
gina khoo says
September 22, 2010 at 10:47 pmCongrats on your new site…..looks nice….
jillyann says
September 22, 2010 at 11:05 pmThe site looks great Biren…a very nice clean and uncluttered look. I’d like to switch mine too but I’m a complete illiterate when it comes to this stuff, I can barely manage to edit on blogspot…LOL Maybe somwday,,,,
Cristina @ TeenieCakes says
September 22, 2010 at 11:23 pmYour new site looks beautious, Biren! You’re going to be so happy you moved to WordPress…it’s so worth the pains of moving! When I moved to WP in April, I never looked back and it’s such a breath of fresh air. Very nicely done. Great logo and nice display of your images! 🙂
Maya@Foodiva's Kitchen says
September 22, 2010 at 11:31 pmHey, Biren! What a lovely new site, everything is so well organized and the whole look is absolutely fab! Congrats on the launching of the new site. No party to celebrate? 😉
the lacquer spoon says
September 23, 2010 at 12:54 amCongrats on your redesigned site, Biren! It’s really beautiful and deserves to introduce many more recipes from you 🙂
Kathy Gori says
September 23, 2010 at 1:01 amGreat new site!! I’ve been thinking about moving there too but haven’t as it looks too complicated. It really looks well worth all the work you put into it.
Magic of Spice-Alisha says
September 23, 2010 at 1:22 amThe new site looks great, and I guess you still have Google follow and everything. Amazing photos and congratulations 🙂
Nate @ House of Annie says
September 23, 2010 at 2:04 amSongrats on the move. I’m glad it didn’t take so long. I so love WordPress compared to the limited things you can do on Blogger.
One thing I’m dealing with now, though is the effects of being on a shared server compared to Blogspot/Google. Sometimes (this week in particular) the server response time is slow or even times out. It makes me consider getting a Virtual Private Server hosting plan.
Biren says
September 23, 2010 at 7:44 amThanks Nate! I am relieved that everything has been moved over. Right now I am learning the ropes on posting and stuff. I have to start cooking too 😉
Yes, I noticed that when I visited. Virtual Private Server hosting is definitely the way to go.
Cherine says
September 23, 2010 at 2:34 amCongrats!! Love the new look 🙂
Joanne says
September 23, 2010 at 6:30 amThe new site is looking good!
Lea Ann says
September 23, 2010 at 7:08 amThe new site looks great. I’m on WordPress and couldn’t be happier that I chose it to begin with rather than blogspot.
Megan says
September 23, 2010 at 8:34 amYeah Biren! Congrats to you! How fantastic to make the move with no real glitches! Have a wonderful day and thanks for the good photos to make me hungry! – Megan
5 Star Foodie says
September 23, 2010 at 8:57 amYour new site looks terrific! Congrats!
MaryMoh says
September 23, 2010 at 10:53 amCongrats, Biren! Love the new look…neat and quicker to download.
Biren says
September 23, 2010 at 11:05 amMary, so glad to hear that it is quicker to download 🙂 No matter what I did to the old site, it just took forever.
Suchitra says
September 23, 2010 at 1:20 pmCongrats on your move…Best wishes, Suchitra
Tanantha @ I Just Love My Apron says
September 23, 2010 at 2:30 pmGreat new home Biren! I like the new design and color. He’s such a sweetheart and a great supporter!
Devaki @ weavethousandflavors says
September 23, 2010 at 6:00 pmCongratulations Biren! I wish you the very best and I can’t wait for your posts from spanking new corner 🙂
Ciao, Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
Kamalika says
September 23, 2010 at 6:16 pmCongrats Biren..that’s a grt moov indeed..Loved the new home for Roti and rice….Heartiest wishes….
tigerfish says
September 23, 2010 at 9:15 pmAre you having a house-warming party soon for the “move” ?
torviewtoronto says
September 23, 2010 at 9:34 pmCongratulations
site looks beautiful
Biren says
September 23, 2010 at 10:43 pmTHANK YOU all for your kind words and well wishes 🙂
penny aka jeroxie says
September 24, 2010 at 2:49 amLove the new site!!
Sonia Nasi Lemak Lover says
September 24, 2010 at 2:50 amCongrats on your new site, will immediate add your new site!
rebecca says
September 24, 2010 at 8:19 amwow your new site looks amazing so pleased for you
pachecopatty says
September 24, 2010 at 11:12 amCongratulations Biren on your new home for Roti n Rice, I’m sure it was a challenge to arrive here but I think once you settle in you will be very happy. Everything looks wonderful, I feel like I can smell the fresh paint and see a few cardboard boxes out of the corner of my eye;) I will update my link to you!
Nithu says
September 24, 2010 at 1:17 pmNice and professional look. Congrats!!
Best Asian Food says
October 1, 2010 at 1:16 amThat’s a good move and the new theme is lovely. It is nice to have your own personal domain blog.
bunkycooks says
October 1, 2010 at 10:26 amYay! You’ve crossed over from the dark side! 😉 Congrats on the new site. It looks great!